Every day we let dozens or even hundreds of different colors into our visual world. We know the names of some since childhood, but we don’t even think about the names of others. What are the colors without which the whole world would be like a black and white movie?
International classification
According to scientific terminology, color means the ability of light waves to cause visual sensations that are different in spectrum. It is the wavelength of light that determines what shade appears before our eyes.
For example, violet color is expressed by a value of 400-430 mmk, blue - 430-470 mmk, blue - 470-500 mmk, green - 500-535 mmk, yellow - 535-595 mmk, orange - 595-620 mmk, but red characterized by the highest rate - 620-700 mmk.
The human eye is able to perceive color with wavelengths from 400 to 760 mmk. Thus, he can see not only the basic colors, but also unusual shades that are formed from the merger of the main ones.
The ability of an object to reflect and absorb a particular spectrum also affects color perception. So, if the body reflects red and green rays, absorbing the rest, our eye sees a yellow tint. Absolute reflection of the rays gives a white color, black is formed as a result of absorption of the spectra.
Today there is a single palette of the international classification of colors RAL. It presents the basic and derivative shades that form unusual colors. Each of them is assigned a unique code.
Key Definitions
The variety of natural colors and shades is amazing. In order to somehow orient themselves in the world of flowers, people came up with the idea of dividing them into groups. Even the most unusual colors will find their place in this classification.
- Chromatic (containing color - red, yellow, green, blue) and achromatic (not containing color - white, black, gray).
- Contrast (opposite in perception - red and green, yellow and blue) and close (in the adjacent spectra - blue and blue, yellow and orange). Contrast is used as a technique to highlight the color characteristics of an object. So, if red is placed next to pink and orange shades, it will be lost, but on black or blue, on the contrary, it will concentrate on itself.
- Warm (fiery and sunny - red, orange) and cold (shades of water and the night sky - blue, purple).
- Pastel (soft colors that bring each color closer to white).
Color wheel: rules for mixing tones
The color wheel is a palette where colors continuously flow one into another. It is used both to determine successful contrast and to obtain mixed shades. Branches of its application are design and art.
To understand how to mix colors correctly, it is necessary to visually divide the circle into three main segments, in which red, blue and yellow will prevail. These are the main tones, mixing them together, you can get secondary colors (red + blue = purple, red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green).
If you mix two adjacent spectra, you can get intermediate tones (light green, lilac).
With unconventional mixing, unusual colors are obtained, which find their application in the field of cosmetology and fashion. Among them: anthracite, indigo, opal and others.
Full range of colors
Despite the official classification, creative people came up with unusual names for flowers that are not found every day. Here are the most interesting of them:
- Aventurine is a combination of silver and black.
- Almandine - the color of ripe cherries with a purple tint.
- Amethyst - saturated blue-violet color.
- Hook - the predominance of bright red with the addition of blue and purple.
- Bismarck - a cocktail of yellow, brown and gray.
- Verdigry - gray with greens.
- Viardot - a mixture of blue and green, the color of the sea wave.
- Havana is brown like chocolate.
- Hyacinth - orange gold.
- Koshenilevy - red crimson.
- Marengo - gray with black spots.
- Indigo - dark blue with a slight pink tint.
- Mardore - red-brown with a golden tint.
- Jade - a shade of brewed black tea.
- Crimson - dark scarlet, like venous blood.
- Silkovy - soft cornflower.
- Terracotta - a shade of rust.
- Pistachio - dirty green with a gray-beige hue.
- Fuchsia is flashy pink.
- Khaki - a composition of gray, brown, yellow and green colors, the colors of military clothing.
- Cyan is a poisonous combination of blue and green.
- Champagne - mother-of-pearl beige.
- Zinc - white with blue.
There are some really funny color names. For example, try to understand the shade of the last breath of a jaco or a frog in a swoon. But, nevertheless, such names exist.
Unusual color names attract people, so their names are used for the color characteristics of cosmetics, clothing, furniture, cars. This is a kind of marketing move, the purpose of which is to lure consumers into the trap of novelty.
In addition, such creative names are used to indicate skin tone or unusual eye color.
Color symbolism
Each shade is individual, and therefore has a different psycho-emotional effect.
- Red is a symbol of love and passion, but overuse of this color can cause aggression.
- Orange is the color of the sun. It causes pleasant and warm feelings, activates vital energy, arouses appetite.
- Yellow is also a sunny color. It is generally accepted that it has a positive effect on thinking. On the negative side, yellow is a symbol of envy.
- Green is the color of nature. He personifies calmness and harmony. Green is designed to heal mental illnesses. He is also able to attract good luck and activate the energy of money.
- Blue is the color of the sky. Symbolizes sobriety of mind, sincerity and purity of thoughts.
- Blue is a contradictory color. On the one hand, it is a call for peace, on the other, a symbol of mystery and lies.
- Violet is the color of inspiration and spiritual ascension.
- Pink is a symbol of tenderness, love and femininity.
- Brown - practicality and reliability.
- Gray - symbolizes both a high level of intelligence and melancholy. The predominance of this color causes boredom.
- Black is darkness and power, merged together.
- White - purity and serenity.
Unusual colors affect the perception in such a way as their shades.
Tell me what is your favorite color and I’ll say what is in your soul …
We prefer this or that color and do not even realize that our choice can tell a lot about our character and our current emotional state.
- So, people who choose white tend to idealize the world around them. These are dreamers and vulnerable natures.
- The preference for gray means that a person is stable and adheres to established principles. He is smart, practical, logical, does not allow illusory thoughts and expression of emotions.
- Black color defines a person as a disciplined and voice-oriented mind. It may also indicate depression and internal warfare.
- Violet speaks of sensuality. People who like this color can captivate and amaze others.
- Green can tell about willpower and a sense of justice. People who prefer this color are distinguished by constancy. These are good partners and friends.
- People who choose red as their favorite color are full of self-confidence. They are demanding and strive for higher goals. Red lovers are passionate and successful lovers, but unstable in family life.
- Orange speaks of an energetic nature that is filled with a sense of compassion and justice. People of this color seek to give love and want to receive it in return.
- Lovers of yellow may experience self-doubt in the future. These people strive to create an ideal world around them, filled with happiness and goodness, but more often than not they will be disappointed. Yellow is the most unusual color chosen as a favorite.
- Blue speaks of the philosophical and creative aspects of man. Most often, writers and artists choose this color. The man of blue is stable, faithful and successful.
- People picking pink are romantic and slightly frivolous. They dream, not live reality.
What does an unloved color mean?
Colors that do not like can also shed light on the inner world of the individual.
- Dislike for yellow can indicate loneliness and envy.
- An aversion to green speaks of economic and sexual difficulties, as well as stress.
- Turquoise rejection speaks of fear of accepting one’s essence and a desire to receive outside support.
- Dislike for blue expresses a thirst for possession and superiority, a desire for change. Blue is the most unusual color for smokers, for unknown reasons, most nicotine addicts reject this color.
- Haters of violet want to forget about the past.
- Denial of pink indicates a fear of showing one’s sensual side.
- Red symbolizes an acute desire to find peace.
- Brown is a painful condition.
- The rejection of gray indicates a desire to change something, to escape from boredom and saturate life with events.
- White lovers are realists, they are used to being guided by evil meanings and are more focused on logic than on emotions. In addition, this aspect may indicate the presence of mild psychological stress.
- The hostility to black indicates resistance to difficulties, courage and determination. Such people are used to solving problems, rather than waiting for their solution.
Popular colors in furniture
Contemporary furniture design uses countless different colors and textures. Some of them have gained particular popularity.
Wenge is a chocolate brown wood texture with black streaks. It looks very stylish in both modern and classic interiors and can be combined with almost any color (plain or wood texture).
- Zerbano is one of the most original options for decorating furniture. This color is presented in several versions (gray-beige, dark, light), and is characterized by the presence of a striped texture.
- Milk oak is a delicate beige shade with a light pink. This color gives the furniture lightness and sophistication.
Different situations - different colors of clothes
If you are going to an event, we think about which image will be most appropriate and which color scheme will come in handy. Here are some options for combining colors for different occasions.
Friendly meetings do not oblige to anything. Therefore, you can afford experiments and vivid images. Express yourself and your personality. Use clothes in which you feel a surge of positive energy.
When going to work, on the contrary, forget about the bright accents. Business style is characterized by restraint and simple lines. The predominant colors are white, black, gray.
If you are going on a date, you can put on the outfit of your favorite tone. So you will feel comfortable, and therefore confident. Black color will characterize you as an elegant and refined personality. Red will tell about the passion raging inside. White will present you as naive and inaccessible. Bright combinations will tell about the creativity and creative side of your nature.
To surprise your sweetheart, you can use not only a non-standard color combination in clothes, but also an unusual eye color, which can be achieved using lenses.
Auto painting: custom solutions
We are used to seeing cars on the road whose colors are not particularly diverse. White, black, silver, red - these are the most popular color solutions that manufacturers offer. But there are unusual colors of cars.
For example, have you ever seen a gradient paint car, where one tone smoothly flows into another? A gold or chrome car? Or a chameleon that changes the shade of overflow depending on the lighting? Modern technology allows you to transform the car into a masterpiece.
To create unusual colors of cars is possible not only with the help of monophonic painting. You can apply any drawing - from the picturesque corners of the world to an inexplicable abstraction - using an airbrush. A fashion trend has also been the application of a decor film on a car, which can imitate any texture and color.
Hair: natural tones and experiments
One of the simplest options to create a bright and unique image is to dye your hair in unusual colors. Down with the boring monotonous shades in which the girls of the whole city are repainted! Hair dye of unusual colors is now in fashion.
The palette of world stylists has always been famous for its diversity, it has shades for every taste, even red, purple and green. With the help of shocking tones, you can add trendy touches to your image. Colored strands will become the most relevant solution in the summer, in autumn you can dye your hair to match the foliage - variegated orange or yellow will do. And for the winter period, stylists invented silver and pearl paint, which will transform you into a snow queen.
Experiment, but don't overdo it! For example, if you are an employee of a serious company, it is better to adhere to a standard business image, and postpone the issue of creative development until the vacation period.
